Oasis Terraces // Serie + Multiply Architects
Location: Singapore. Architect: Serie + Multiply Architects. Oasis Terraces reinvents what a community centre is in a high-density city, combining a shopping centre, polyclinic and community amenities in a single building. The primary challenge was to cohere these diverse programmes into a legible whole, with an architecture that is both familiar and surprising. The architecture […]
Now Bomonti Office Tower // Tabanlioglu Architects
Location: Istanbul, Turkey. Architect: Tabanlioglu Architects. The 30-storey building is a new corporate identity, extrovert and flexible, with compartments on top of each other to create flexible office spaces differing in height, size and plan. The base of the construction is defined by the slope of the neighbouring house from the late 19th century, the […]
40 Tenth Ave // Studio Gang
Location: New York, USA. Architect: Studio Gang. 40 Tenth Avenue is a mid-rise tower created by using solar angles to “carve” the allowable building envelope, maximizing natural daylight, fresh air, and views for all. It is a model for how inherited zoning codes can be updated to improve dense neighbourhoods and protect public space. The […]
Zhongnan Yuefu Exhibition Center // W&R Group
Location: Kunming, China. Architect: W&R Group. The project is located in Kunming City, Yunnan Province, and is intended to display the local cultural and regional characteristics of Yunnan. The landscaping expresses the elements of the province’s mountains, terraces, roofs and wood structures, integrated the architecture, interior and landscape with land art techniques, and melted human […]
Sub-Center Library // Snøhetta
Location: Beijing, China. Architect: Snøhetta. Snøhetta was commissioned to design the new Beijing sub-center library, which will set new standards for sustainable library design and be China’s first self-supporting glass facade project. It is due for completion in 2023.
Jameel Arts Centre // Serie Architects
Location: Dubai, UAE. Architect: Serie Architects. The architecture of Jameel Arts Centre is unique in that it infuses art with nature and is calm, inviting and generous. It is inspired by traditional Middle Eastern architecture and allows for a flexible organization of gallery spaces. The perimeter colonnade integrates the landscape, the adjacent promenade, and the […]
Santiburi The Residences // Architects 49 Limited
Location: Bangkok, Thailand. Architect: Architects 49 Limited. Santiburi The Residences offers simple yet luxurious, furnished single-house units in northern Bangkok. IA49 focused on the quality of the materials, like golden teak and marble work, which line the two housing types’ floors, walls, and ceilings. Art and decorative pieces reflect a Thai influence with a contemporary […]
Modular Water Dwellings // Grimshaw
Location: Bergen, Netherlands. Architect: Grimshaw. The reality of climate change presents us with growing risks of flooding and an imperative to design with the smallest ecological footprint possible. Living on the water offers an opportunity for flood-resilient and sustainable housing, but it is expensive to develop and built examples often lack quality and durability. We […]
Sapporo Sosei Square // NIKKEN SEKKEI
Location: Sapporo, Japan. Architect: NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD. The Public Space Connected to the Town Sapporo Sosei Square is a complex facility located in central Sapporo, planned through a public-private partnership redevelopment project. It includes public facilities such as a theater and library, businesses, facilities that support the surrounding area, an indoor parking lot, and a […]
Airport City Istanbul // Perkins+Will
Location: Istanbul, Turkey. Architect: Perkins+Will. Airport City Istanbul is an extensive mixed-use urban development with a technopark, university, community centre, hotels, retail, residential accommodation, commercial office space and a world-class hospital facility. It will be a global gateway from Istanbul to the world, a national hub of connectivity, a regional landmark economic centre and a […]
The Powerhouse Hayes // Pilbrow & Partners
Location: Hayes, England. Architect: Pilbrow & Partners. The Powerhouse in Hayes will provide modern, flexible workspaces for entrepreneurial designers and engineers, with an emphasis on support to new businesses and grow-on space for expanding business. It will be refurbished to provide 2,000m2 nett of let-table office accommodation spread across three levels, using cross-laminated timber and […]
Jeddah Watergarden // GVDS
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Architect: GVDS. Watergarden Jeddah is a mix-use project with commercial and hospitality facilities located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It has three main functions: a kid zone, a gastronomical centre, and serviced apartments. A central water feature is placed in a public courtyard to mediate the climate conditions and provide heat control. […]
Jackfruit village // 1+1>2 Architects
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam. Architect: 1+1>2 Architects. Jackfruit village is a unique form of hotel and hospitality business in which guests experience living with local farmers in a variety of housing genres. The main idea is to create a simple, peaceful and friendly environment for guests, evoke a new image of Vietnamese rural life, and stabilize […]
Lokadhatu (The World) // Studio Link-Arc
Location: Zhangzhou, China. Architect: Studio Link-Arc. Lokadhatu (The World) is a pavilion for children in Zhangzhou, China that breaks down the traditional relationship between art and viewer. It combines “Shi” (time) and “Jie” (space) to create a reflective surface that blurs the viewer’s sense of scale and time, leading them to the concept of Lokadhatu. […]
SOM LAND Hostel // RooMoo
Location: Chongming, Shanghai, China. Architect: RooMoo. SOM LAND, located on Shanghai’s Chongming Island, is a resort space created to be in harmony with the natural countryside and combines local customs and handicrafts. It focuses on nature and humanistic traditions, and the outdoor garden follows the natural environment’s “low maintenance” and “letting plants grow naturally” style. […]
Southern Branch of the National Library // Bio-architecture Formosana
Location: Tainan, Taiwan. Architect: Bio-architecture Formosana. The 51,000 m2 National Central Library and National Repository Library will be placed in the southern part of Taiwan in XinYing District around 23km south of Chiayi City and 37km north of Tainan City. It will transform a large undeveloped suburban plot on the outskirts of Xinying District surrounded […]
Atakule New Life Center // A Tasarim Mimarlik- Ali Osman
Location: Ankara, Turkey. Architect: A Tasarim Mimarlik – Ali Osman Ozturk. This project is about the ATAKULE’s resurrection, a tower that was named after the founder and first president of the Republic, Atatürk. To revive the tower, interior and exterior spaces were designed to reclaim past allure, and vehicle access was redesigned. The roof terrace […]
Kuwait International Petroleum Research Centre // Pace
Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait. Architect: Pace. The Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) is a global leader in oil and gas production and has prided itself on technology, innovation and discovery. The Kuwait International Petroleum Research Centre (KIPRC) is a 21st-century research facility that symbolises the values and aspirations of KOC and creates an unparalleled environment for […]
The Pink Palace // matter
Location: Auckland, New Zealand. Architect: matter. The site sits on the fringe of Auckland’s CBD along a key arterial route and features an existing pink villa in a dilapidated state. The design intent is to celebrate its form, its context and its history, using contemporary forms, technologies and materials as a medium. The homogenisation of […]
Artisans House // Sankalp Designers
Location: Pune, India. Architect: Sankalp Designers. The Artisans House in Pune India is a 2,860 sq. ft. studio designed using sustainable strategies and with a sense of reusing materials. The four-storey south-facing structure bears an interesting bamboo façade backed by planters, which helps to block the harsh south glare and reduce the temperature by several […]